by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Outdoor Education is the 313th most popular major in the country with 265 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, outdoor education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,786 and had an average of $18,614 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 41 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in outdoor education. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in outdoor education.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The outdoor ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brevard College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina list. Brevard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brevard, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montreat College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina. Montreat College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montreat, North Carolina. It awarded 7 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina list. Southwestern Community College is a small school located in Sylva, North Carolina that handed out 24 ’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Outdoor Education at Southwestern Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s outdoor ed degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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